Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot cake is one of the most delicious cakes ever. This carrot cake with orange cream cheese frosting is just that, delish! It’s an extremely moist carrot cake. The flavor is fantastic and the buttermilk glaze and orange cream cheese frosting are to die for! If you are looking for a moist carrot cake, this is the recipe you’ll want to try.

Carrot Cake with Pineapple

Loaded with freshly grated carrots, crushed pineapple and flaked coconut, this is a super yummy carrot cake that is a family favorite. Crushed pineapple is one of the main ingredients in this carrot cake with orange cream cheese frosting.

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The Best Carrot Cake

Most importantly, having a delicious cream cheese frosting is a must for carrot cake. This orange cream cheese frosting is simply one of the best cream cheese frosting ever! Definitely one of the best homemade carrot cakes we’ve ever tasted.

This recipe is adapted from my friend, Jennifer and her carrot cake bites which were posted on the blog a couple of years ago. I decided to share this two tier cake using the same recipe because the bites were such a hit.

Carrot Cake From Scratch

Making a carrot cake from scratch is not difficult and the finished product is well worth the time it takes to make. We love carrot cake and to make it at home, from scratch, makes it even more delicious.

Carrot Cake Ingredients

The main ingredients in carrot cake are the carrots. Along with the carrots, pineapple and coconut play a major role in this delicious cake. Walnuts, cinnamon, orange zest and buttermilk are also delicious ingredients that make this cake to die for. Check out the recipe below for all the ingredients that make this delicious cake one of the best carrot cakes.

Comments

This carrot cake looks wonderful and I can’t wait to try it. My question is in regard to the coconut. Could I omit it without messing up the cake? It’s such a moist cake that I wonder if I would need to replace the coconut with something dry to keep the right texture. Thanks for your advice.
Susan

Hi Susan, I’m not sure what to use in this cake as a replacement for the coconut. I know that nuts can be a replacement for coconut, like macadamia or brazil nuts, but I haven’t ever tried using nuts. I’m sorry I’m not a big help with this question.

I’ve been making this cake for over 45 years now, and I call it “Tropical Carrot Cake”. I came across the recipe in a Garnishing Book, and have been making it ever since. the only differences are: I use pecans, double the glaze amounts, make the glaze in a large glass bowl in the microwave, and do not poke holes in the cake. It is one of my signature cakes, and I’ve had orders to make it for 600 people at the St. Barbara’s Day Ball at Fort Drum Army Base.

I make a totally unique Mock Whip Frosting when everyone orders over any buttercream frosting. On a wedding cake, when a carrot cake tier has to match the other frosted tiers, I either put an Orange Rum Mock Whip or a Pina Colada Mock Whip on it. If the bride has her heart set on a cream cheese frosting, we put the carrot cakes out in the kitchen. The cream cheese frosting would not match the other tiers, and is difficult to decorate with.

This truly is a Blue Ribbon Cake, as was the name in the book I found it in.

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